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9. Linda usually for the bus at a bus stop in front of her
apartment building. She
morning.
for the bus there yesterday
10. The teacher some words from the board a couple of
minutes ago. He used his hand instead of an eraser.
11. Our teacher is a warm, friendly person. She often when
she is talking to us.
12. Rick doesn't have a beard anymore. He five days ago.
Now he
every morning.
5-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
NOTICE:
In (a): yesterday is used with morning, afrernoon, and evening.
In (b): last is used with night, with long periods of time (week, month, year), with seasons (spring, summer,
etc.), and with days of the week.
In (c): ago means "in the past." It follows specific lengths of time (e.g., two minutes + ago, five years + ago).
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here . . .
yestorday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday ewening.
(b) Sue was here . . .
Iast night.
last week.
Iast month.
last year.
last spring.
last summar.
last fall.
last winter.
last Monday.
last Tuesday.
last Wednesday.
etc.
AGO
(c) Tom was here . . .
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
three days ago.
a (one) week ago.
six months ago.
a (one) year ago.